I'm not really miffed either way. If Asian films are becoming the "in" thing, then that means more of a chance for seeing these movies in cinemas and also on DVD's. Rather than having to get them the hard way.
I've been a fan of asian films since seeing them on Channel 4 years and years back when they used to show good ones nearly every night. Now asian films do seem to be more Americanised these days, but that can actually be a good thing. The Returner for example was like The Matrix with a Time Machine and I fucking loved it! The Action in it was just amazing and it had a great story with characters you're in awe of. And also the epic Hero which was made with the American audience in mind. And it's definitely a classic piece of cinema.
I guess it's understandable that people who feel like they're the only ones that like asian cinema to suddenly be swarmed with everyone saying "wow, I loved Ring and Dark Water etc."
And as for the remakes, well I'm all for it. If these people see say The Ring and think 'this is really great, I have to see the original'. Then that's a good thing. That means more people get into asian cinema, and they get more money to make more and better films! So why complain?
Next asian DVD to purchase: Casshern! Most definitely my thing! ^_^
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